Notable Lesbians
This week’s Notable Lesbian is:
Michelle Lynn Johnson better known as Meshell Ndegeocello
August 29, 1968 -
Ndegeocello is an American singer, songwriter,
rapper, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. She has been hailed in the music press as a redeemer of soul music. Her music incorporates funk, soul, hip hop, reggae, R&B, rock, and jazz and has been featured in a number of film soundtracks including How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Batman and Robin, Love Jones, Love & Basketball, The Best Man, and Down in the Delta. She has also appeared on recordings by Basement Jaxx, Indigo Girls, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and The Rolling Stones’ 1997 album Bridges to Babylon, playing bass on the song “Saint Of Me”. She can also be seen in the documentary movie Standing in the Shadows of Motown, singing The Miracles’ “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me”. In the late 1990s, she toured with Lilith Fair. Not surprisingly, Ndegeocello has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards.
Interesting tid bit:
Although named Michelle Lynn Johnson at birth, Ndegeocello has had numerous name changes. She adopted the surname Ndegeocello, which means “free like a bird”, while still in her teens. Some outlets also state her birth name as Mary Johnson. Meshell Ndegeocello is pronounced MEE-shell n-deh-GAY-o-chel-o. Early pressings of Plantation Lullabies were stickered with the instructions. She has changed the spelling of this name a number of times during her career; however, the correct spelling of her stage name is now Meshell Ndegeocello, without apostrophes or any unusual capitalizations.
Ndegeocello was once a long time lover of writer Rebecca Walker; the relationship ended in 2003
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